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Life's Abundance

reviewed by petanarchist

A complete holistic dry dog food. No corn, wheat, soy or animal by-products.

petanarchist
01/22/2008

Life's Abundance 1

Their Ingredients: Okay - let's look at the facts (and first 9 ingredients): Chicken Meal, Ground Brown Rice, Potato Product, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of natural Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp (sugar removed), Brewers Dried Yeast, Natural Flavors, Flax Seed Meal, Egg Product,...ad naseum In the first 9 ingrediates, you have 1 (count 'em , 1!) meat ingredient. Then #3 is a potato product (huh? Like Potato Buds I used to have as a kid? Pringles? What?), # 5 Beet Pulp which is considered a questionable ingredient (Source: www.dogfoodanalysis.com). #4 is chicken fat, which is a bit too high on the ingredients list (Should be 5 or 6 or even further down). Egg product - umm, like Egg Beaters - what does this mean? As "Clara" would say: "Where the beef?" (Or chicken, or fish or anything else remotely resembling real meat?) Plus, they do not state that they use ethoxyquin-free products. They claim to be "holistic?" I do not see any evidence to support that claim. Their Marketing Strategy: Next: I went to the website to check these guys out. The scariest thing about this? It's a *@$%&$#! MLM!!! - You know - multi-level marketing company - remember Blue-Green Algae, Tupperware, and who can forget AMWAY~ (I know I'm shouting a bit; I'm just a bit passionate about this sh*t.) Don't believe me? Click here. Now, I may be going out on a limb here, and I am a business owner, so I do understand the laws of profitability and such, but ***MLMs do not sell products - they sell MLMs!*** This company is not interested in your pet or mine. Trust me. Under the assumption of caveat emptor, (Latin for "Let the buyer beware" for those of you never having had the joy ::smirk:: of learning Latin) shame on us if we don't really do our homework. Just as we have to be militant advocates for our own healthcare, we have to be for our four-leggeds as well.

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puppyloverkb commented 931 days ago.
AWESOME!!!

puppyloverkb commented 929 days ago.
Here's my essay ;) PetMommy, why did you not respond to my comment where I left it? You are responding to a comment that people can not see in this section so they cannot see where I am coming from. In all honestly I feel that I have been more than fair to you. I do not care to argue, but I, like you do not like people putting forth false information. You say that I like to pick fights with people. Generally, that is not the case. The people whom I have had arguments with, I can count on one hand ( AnnS, Eastgsd, yourself and CynthiaW) The first two insulted me first and I tried to reply with decorumdidnt work. You do not want to listen to anything anyone has to say and are at the point where if you do not hear what you want to start quoting off your Dr. Bicks from Lifes Abundanceagain, if you like the food so much, just get on it already! My current debate with Cynthiawwell; this person is trying to tell people that corn is not protein and that Iams gets all of their protein from solely wet chicken. I think even you can agree that that is not the case. I posted awesome for PetAnarchist review to Lifes Abundance. And indeed, I think it is a great review. She was not attacking you personally but the food in general and to thatAwesome! As far as the Orijen rating goes, as you have seen when you updated your Lifes Abundance review, you can change the ratingheck, you can even delete it. You have been using this site for weeks, naiveté worked for the first few days, but now that you know how this site works, it is courteous to change the ratings that you know were not appropriate. Again regarding Orijen, on dogfoodanalysis.com you may have noticed that the review was written in August 2006, which was almost a year ago. Since then, it has been confirmed that they do not use ethoxyquin in their ingredients. When you do your research you need to make sure that your information is current. Dogfoodanalysis.com is a great place for people to get heading in the right direction but it is by no means up to date on every single food. I do not believe that I am 100% correct all the time and I have been corrected about ingredients and foods on several occasions (more so when I first started on this site 3 years ago). However, most of the information that I do know and that many other people on this site know and agree upon is correct and confirmed by many people, professionals and representatives alike. You came here looking for answers and many people tried to give them to youyou just werent happy with what you were hearing so you threw a tantrum. I would like to know what food you decide on whenever that is, as it will probably take a while. Good Luck and Good Bye.

petanarchist commented 927 days ago.
::::yawn::::

Eastgsd commented 923 days ago.
Pet Mommy, I would not stress over all of this. It is just a site for people to post their opinions. If you are happy with the product than that is what is important and the health of your pets. No one can be the authority on the heath of your pets but you. Puppylove? I didn't "insult" you, I disagreed with you...big difference. In fact you then attacked me for disagreeing with you....get over it. To the other poster......it does not matter how the food is sold, maybe to you but to thousands it has no baring. Your paranoia is not theirs. The product is excellent, it is trustworthy and has been on the market for 8 years with many satisfied customers. It is made as any other kibble is and the cost is equal to those in it's catagory (less expensive than some actually) This site is about people posting reviews for products they have *USED* I wish people would understand that and stop playing "king of the moutain" about who knows more about this topic....how can you have any opinion at all if you have not used the product? lol I have used this product for 8 years. I have used many products. I sell this product and do not feel used or abused......so what, my experience is different than others, that does not make me wrong or crazy.....enough. Stop picking on pet owners who only want to find something safe and reliable to feed their pets.

Eastgsd commented 923 days ago.
Oh, and as far as facts and manipulating them.....multiple animal protein sources does not equal more by weight, it just equals more sources. LA has three animal protein sources; chicken, egg and fish.

puppyloverkb commented 923 days ago.
Eastgsd, What the heck was that?!? This was resolved a few days ago. You are a little late in your comments about something that did not concern you. Petmommy and I resolved this, like adults. You did not need to get involved (and it is, like I said, a little late). Again, I thought you were going to drop this rediculus escapade of your to go through my reveiws, pick out one insignificant detale and write a comment on it. Guess not.

Eastgsd commented 923 days ago.
*You* are really twisted if you think I am only seeking out your idiotic reviews to mark. I read many reviews *pup* and I call them as I see them. You don't own the thread NOR were you the only one making comments and I took exception to some of those comments. Quit it with the whine routine already. These comments are under the food I FEED and well, gee I read them, imagine that!

puppyloverkb commented 920 days ago.
This is actually kinda funny when you read this thread. PetMommy's gone so it looks totally wacked! Funny...but really weird.

petanarchist commented 917 days ago.
Was it something we said?

puppyloverkb commented 915 days ago.
lol

HolisticFood commented 911 days ago.
Do some research before you post man, you have no clue. Embarrassing.

petanarchist commented 901 days ago.
To: HolisticFood: Hey "man," get out of the 60s and do some research yourself. The only people who seem to like this product are the ones who are selling it.

Eastgsd commented 674 days ago.
Why do certian people just keep freaking out and making things out of nothing? Yes Trilogy is an MLM company....so is Avon...so is Flint River Ranch. Being an MLM does not make the product dangerous, bad or mean that it has something wrong with it. It is simply a marketing stratagy for products. Trilogy did not "invent" Life's Abundance; Dr. Jane Bicks did and her qualifications speak for themselves. The product is awesome, as attested to by over 30 votes and multiple positive comments made....let satisfied consumers be satisfied, let them be happy to be satisfied and stop looking for witches to burn.

petanarchist commented 673 days ago.
If you want to find a witch hunter - go read Magwheels reviews. The only people I personally know that give it good review are...:::drumroll::: those that are selling it. My post is over 6 months old. I'm not the one freaking...And by the way, satisfied customers can be satisfied all they want. In spite of our current government it's still a free country and too bad if you don't like my review.

petanarchist commented 673 days ago.
P.S. Your GSD dog is oustanding!

Eastgsd commented 673 days ago.
petanarchist. You apparently edited your review since it is showing the date of 1/22/08; this is why it showed up as "new" and hence, my recent comment. Everyone has opinions, and this place is about sharing them, I shared my opinion on your opinion, great isn't it? Many people that sell this food, do so because they like the product. I also sell this food and have for 8 years since it was released. You can however look and see that I rate many foods as good and I am fond of many other products as well as this one. Many people sell things that interest them or that they like and support, nothing unusual about that. There are many very happy pet owners out there feeding Life's Abundance and they are satisfied because of the product and it's results...and that is what this forum is about; rating products based on your dog's reaction to the product. Thank you for the compliment on my GSD Emma....that photo was taken last week, and she is almost 9 years of age. Emma has eaten LA since it was released and she was 12 mths of age. While she has eaten various other things off and on for the last 8 years the majority of the time she has eaten and is currently eating Life's Abundance. My success with this product is there to be seen in her condition, coat and overall good health.

petanarchist commented 673 days ago.
You will never convince me that people who *sell* the product are the best to *review* the product. There is a conflict of interest. I would much rather believe someone who does not have an 'investment' in the review, such as a pet store owner, or your average 'Joe Blow' on the street who doesn't have anything to gain by reviewing. The fact that you have shared that you too, are a distributor, zeros you out as a reliable source, *for me*. That said, I don't think you are being untruthful; however, perception is reality and the fact that you sell the product and then praise the product taints the review. Of course, IMO

Eastgsd commented 672 days ago.
Lol My opinion doesn't matter, pet owner's that use it opinions don't matter...only people who have NEVER used the product, never handled it and have no experience with it whatsoever have the right opinion? lol No, I don't think that follows sound logic.... go again and look at Emma's photo...she doesn't sell anything :) She is not plagued with health problems, digestive upset or anything else nutritonally related. She enjoys great health and excellent condition due to her diet. As I have always said results are the measure.

petanarchist commented 672 days ago.
I don't think you understood the post. I never said that people who don't use the product have valid opinions. I said that people who don't have an investment in the sale of the product are more believable than those who do. You can also find dogs who are on 'Ol Roy who look good.I was just acknowledging that you have a lovely dog.

jaspersmom1 commented 651 days ago.
While I do agree with the fact that every food works differently for every dog, I have to totally agree with petanarchist on this one!! After the chicken meal and the ground brown rice the ingredient list really goes downhill. I have never fed this food since my dog has an allergy to chicken, but even if he didn't I don't find this food to be high quality. I feed Natural Balance because I have no choice-single protein and single carb. While I know there are many better foods out there this is the only food that agrees with my dog so I have to feed it. This food might also really agree with some dogs since there is no "best" dog food out there. I guess what I'm saying is, if it agrees with your dog than great cause if it ain't broke than don't fix it. But in my personal opinion, this food looks mediocre at best.
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